rag vs hassle

rag and hassle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rag	Yes	No	Yes	No
hassle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hassle is a hypernym of rag; that is, hassle is a word with a broader meaning than rag:

Other hypernyms of rag include beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, molest, plague, provoke.

As verbs, hassle is a hyponym of rag; that is, hassle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rag:

rag (noun)	hassle (noun)
a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)	disorderly fighting
a small piece of cloth	an angry disturbance
newspaper with half-size pages
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

rag (verb)	hassle (verb)
break into lumps before sorting	annoy continually or chronically
censure severely or angrily
harass with persistent criticism or carping
play in ragtime
treat cruelly
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations